North Carolina

Province of North Carolina (1716-1776), State of North Carolina (1776-present)

British Colony (1716-1776), Independent State (1776-1781, 1861), US State (1781-1861, 1865-present), Confederate State (1861-1865)

Location: Southeast United States

Capital City: Bath (1712-1722), Edenton (1722-1739), Wilington (1739-1766), New Bern (1766-1794), Raleigh (1794-present)

Government type: British Colony (1716-1776), Republic (1776-1781, 1861), US State (1781-1861, 1865-present), Confederate State (1861-1865)

Main languages: English

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1712: Carolina colony split into North and Soutb Carolina

1729: North Carolina goes from a Proprietary Colony to a Crown Colony

1776: Declares independence along with 12 other colonies

1781: Becomes a US State with the Articles of Confederation

1789: Statehood formalized with ratification of the US Constitution

1861: Secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy a week later

1865: Returns to US control

1868: Formally readmitted as a state

Currency

US Dollar (1792-present)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

CS Dollar (1861-1865)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

Banknotes from North Carolina in the collection

•2 Dollar, 1863 (CriswellCS#131) State of North Carolina